Suffer the Little Children by Donna Leon - ISBN: 9780099536635
Paperback
Venice hides dark secrets: a doctor attacked, children stolen.

Suffer the Little Children

(Brunetti 16)

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    26 February 2009

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Summary

Another gripping and dark mystery from award-winning crime writer Donna Leon in the sixteenth Commissario Brunetti novel of the bestselling series.

‘A perfect blend of characters, place, mystery and social issues. Leon’s sixteenth Brunetti novel is also one of her best.’ – The Times

‘Leon builds her plot meticulously. She has her finger on the pulse.’ – The Mirror

When Commissario Brunetti is summoned to the hospital to interview a senior paediatrician whose skull has …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780099536635
ISBN-10:0099536633
Author:Donna Leon
Publisher:Cornerstone
Imprint:Arrow Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:26 February 2009
Weight:244g
Dimensions:197mm x 129mm x 22mm
Series:A Commissario Brunetti Mystery
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Donna Leon is keeping up an astonishingly high standard … she achieves a perfect blend of characters, place, mystery and social issues. Her sixteenth Brunetti novel is also one of her best.

Donna Leon is keeping up an astonishingly high standard … she achieves a perfect blend of characters, place, mystery and social issues. Her sixteenth Brunetti novel is also one of her best. * The Times *
Leon builds her plot meticulously. [She] has her finger on the pulse * Mirror *
Suffer the Little Children is Donna Leon at her best, deftly mixing Commissario Guido Brunetti’s detective work with perceptive awareness of social issues. * The Times *
Leon tackles this difficult issue sensitively, without stinting on mouth-watering descriptions of Venice. * Daily Telegraph *
As ever, Leon writes with an insider’s knowledge of Venice, expertly navigating its complex geography. * Sunday Times *

About The Author

Donna Leon

Donna Leon was named by The Times as one of the 50 Greatest Crime Writers. She is an award-winning crime novelist, celebrated for the bestselling Brunetti series. Donna has lived in Venice for thirty years and previously lived in Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Iran and China, where she worked as a teacher. Donna’s books have been translated into thirty-five languages and have been published around the world. Her previous novels featuring Commissario Brunetti have all been highly acclaimed; including Friends in High Places, which won the CWA Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction, Fatal Remedies, Doctored Evidence, A Sea of Troubles and Beastly Things.

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